Information Toolbox 2011
Friday 16 Sep 2011
9.00am - 2.00pm
ABSOLUT Fringe Festival Club, 12 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Adam O'Keeffe, Marketing Manager, Fidget Feet Aerial Dance meeting with Amanda Roberts, Arts Development Manager, mac Birmingham at Information Toolbox 2011. Photo Credit: Yvonne Mahon, ITI
Irish Theatre Institute’s 6th annual Information Toolbox took place on Friday 16 September 2011. Information Toolbox is a key networking event presented specifically with the needs of new and emerging theatre and dance companies and artists in mind.
INFORMATION TOOLBOX provides an ideal environment for new and emerging Irish companies/artists to promote their shows, pitch work to venues and festivals and begin dialogue with key funding agencies and support organisations. This event also provides participants, whose work shows potential to tour abroad, with an opportunity to meet with international organisations and theatre/dance presenters.
This year presenters came from Australia, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, England, Scotland, the U.S. as well as across the country including Carlow, Clonmel, Cork, Galway, Dublin, Kerry, Leitrim, Louth and Meath.
The objective of Information Toolbox is to create an environment where companies and artists can investigate the possibility of re-mounting their shows following ABSOLUT Fringe or, indeed, to create new work in the future.
ITI’s Information Toolbox is an event for companies and artists presenting work at ABSOLUT Fringe as well as other emerging artists and companies from across the country.
At the recent 2011 Information Toolbox 50 artists/companies met with 44 arts organisations (including 12 International presenters) across 1,078 eight-minute meetings in 5 hours.
Registration Price
&euro20 per person or &euro35 for two people from the same organisation. Registration includes breakfast. Event begins at 9am sharp.
Registration for this event has now closed.
Attendees
A list of the arts organisations, theatre artists, companies and international presenters that attended the 2011 Information Toolbox is provided below. Please note that in some instances delegates the 2011 event have moved to new roles but we represent them in the role they were in at the time of the event.
Ireland
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Andrew Hetherington
Project Director,, Business to Arts
http://www.businesstoarts.ie/ -
Anthony Fox
Co-Artistic Director,, The New Theatre, Dublin
http://www.thenewtheatre.com/tnt_php/scripts/page/home.php -
Belinda Quirke
Director,, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Meath
http://www.solticeartscentre.com/ -
Bríd Dukes
Director,, Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin
https://www.civictheatre.ie/ -
Bryan Delaney
New Playwrights Programme Manager,, Abbey Theatre, Dublin
https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/ -
David Horan
Artistic Director,, Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin
http://www.bewleyscafetheatre.com/ -
David Quinlan
General Manager,, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co. Louth
http://www.artscouncil.ie/home/ -
David Teevan
Festival Director,, The Clonmel Junction Festival, Tipperary
http://www.junctionfestival.com/ -
Emer McGowan
Director,, Draíocht, Blanchardstown, Dublin
https://www.draiocht.ie/ -
Geoff Gould
Artistic Director,, West Cork Fit-Up Festival Tour, Cork
http://www.westcorkfit-upfestival.com/ -
Gerry Barnes
Artistic Director,, The Belltable, Limerick
http://www.belltable.ie/ -
Irma McLaughlin
Development & Membership Manager,, Theatre Forum
https://www.theatreforum.ie/ -
Jane Daly
Co-Director,, Irish Theatre Institute, Dublin
http://www.irishtheatreinstitute.ie/ -
Julia Carruthers
Director,, Dublin Dance Festival
http://www.dublindancefestival.ie/ -
Julie Kelleher
Steering Committee Member,, Theatre Development Centre at Triskel, Cork
http://www.triskelart.com/theatre.htm -
Karl Wallace
Director,, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Co. Kerry
https://www.siamsatire.com/ -
Loughlin Deegan
Director,, The Lir Academy, Dublin
https://www.thelir.ie/ -
Madeline Boughton
Director of Showcases & Communications,, Culture Ireland
https://www.cultureireland.ie/ -
Mary Hickson
Chief Executive,, Cork Opera House
https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/ -
Matt Torney
Associate Director,, Rough Magic SEEDS, Dublin
https://www.roughmagic.ie/ -
Mona Considine
Director,, Backstage Theatre & Centre for the Arts, Longford
https://www.backstage.ie/ -
Niamh Ní Chonchubhair
Programme Manager,, Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun, Dublin
http://www.axisballymun.ie/ -
Niamh O'Donnell
General Manager, Project Arts Centre, Dublin
https://projectartscentre.ie/ -
Nollaig Healy
Marketing & PR Manager,, The Clonmel Junction Festival, Tipperary
http://www.junctionfestival.com/ -
Paul Hayes
Festival Producer,, Drogheda Arts Festival, Co. Louth
http://droghedaartsfestival.ie/ -
Paul Johnson
Chief Executive,, Dance Ireland
https://www.danceireland.ie/ -
Róisín Stack
Festival Director,, Galway Theatre Festival, Galway
http://galwaytheatrefestival.com/ -
Ruairí Donovan
Co-Curator & Co-Producer,, Solstice Festival, Cork
http://www.solsticecork.com/ -
Sinead Connolly
Assistant Arts Officer,, Dublin City Council
http://www.dublincity.ie/recreationandculture/artsoffice/pages/theartsoffice.aspx -
Siobhán Bourke
Co-Director,, Irish Theatre Institute, Dublin
http://www.irishtheatreinstitute.ie/ -
Siobhán O'Malley
Director,, The Dock, Leitrim
http://www.thedock.ie/ -
Thomas Conway
Literary Manager,, Druid Theatre Company, Galway
http://www.druid.ie/ -
Tom Creed
Artistic Director,, Cork Midsummer Festival
http://www.corkmidsummer.com/ -
Tony McCleane-Fay
Director,, The Granary Theatre, Cork
https://granary.ie/ -
Willie White
Incoming Artistic Director/CEO,, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival
https://www.dublintheatrefestival.com/Online/default.asp
Ireland - Artists/Companies
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Abie Philbin Bowman
Comedian & Broadcaster,, Abie Philbin Bowman
http://abiepb.squarespace.com/ -
Adam O'Keeffe
Marketing & Touring Manager,, Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre
https://www.fidgetfeet.com/ -
Aisling Byrne
Talking Shop Ensemble
http://www.fringefest.com/event/do-you-read-me -
Amy Conroy
Actor/ Writer,, HotForTheatre
http://www.fringefest.com/event/eternal-rising-of-the-sun -
Andrew Adamson
Co-Director/Performer/Producer,, The Collective Theatre Company & Revolting Bodies Theatre Company
http://www.fringefest.com/event/body-electric -
Annie Ryan
Artistic Director,, The Corn Exchange Theatre Co.
http://www.cornexchange.ie/ -
Anthony Morris
Writer/Performer,, Anthony Morris & Róisín Morris
http://www.fringefest.com/event/its-your-turn-to-change-daddy -
Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Director,, Then This Theatre
http://www.fringefest.com/event/the-yellow-wallpaper -
Aoife White
Producer,, Diet of Worms
http://puffincat.blogspot.com/ -
Bairbre Ni Chaoimh
Writer/Actor,, Women In Space
http://www.fringefest.com/event/hand-me-down-the-moon -
Bernie O'Reilly
Outlandish Theatre Company
http://www.outlandishtheatre.com/production.htm -
Brian Fleming
Author/ Performer,, Brian Fleming
http://www.fringefest.com/event/gis-a-shot-of-your-bongos-mister -
Camille Donegan
Producer,, MIRARI Productions in association with Alive-O
http://www.fringefest.com/event/when-irish-hearts-are-praying -
Camille Lucy Ross
Performer,, Show in a Bag - Pocket Music
http://www.fringefest.com/event/pocket-music -
Catherine Rutter
General Manager,, Irish Modern Dance Theatre
http://www.irishmoderndancetheatre.com/ -
Clare McQuaid
Director,, Diet of Worms
http://puffincat.blogspot.com/ -
Colm O'Grady
Producer/ Performer,, Ouch Entertainment
http://www.ouchentertainment.org/ -
Conor Hanratty
Theatre Director,, CTRL+ALT+DELICIOUS
http://www.conor-hanratty.com/ -
Damien Kearney
Writer/ Actor,, The Flamboyant Bird
http://www.flamboyantbird.com/ -
Dan Colley
Producer / Writer,, Spilt Gin
http://www.spiltgin.com/ -
David Nolan
Co-Director/Performer,, The Collective Theatre Company & Revolting Bodies Theatre Company
http://www.fringefest.com/event/body-electric -
Donnacha O'Dea
Performer, Show in a Bag - Pocket Music
http://www.fringefest.com/event/pocket-music -
Eléonore Nicolas
Director,, Entre Les Mots Company, Entre Les Mots
http://www.eleonorenicolas.com/ -
Emma O'Grady
Actor,, Mephisto Theatre Company
http://www.mephistotheatre.org/ -
Feidlim Cannon
Co Artistic Director,, Brokentalkers
http://www.brokentalkers.com/ -
Gary Keegan
Director,, Brokentalkers
http://www.brokentalkers.com/ -
Grace Dyas
Director,, THEATREclub
http://www.theatreclubbing.com/ -
Hannah Mullen
Company Founder-Producer,, WillFredd Theatre
http://willfredd.com/ -
Jennifer Rogers
Writer/Artistic Director,, Roundhouse Productions
http://www.roundhouseproductions.ie/ -
Jessica Kennedy
Co-Artistic Director,, junk ensemble
http://www.junkensemble.com/ -
Jinx Lennon
Performer,, Septic Tiger
http://jinxlennon.com/ -
Joanne Crawford
Producer,, The Flamboyant Bird
http://www.flamboyantbird.com/ -
Jody O'Neill
Actor/Playwright,, Peer to Peer
http://www.peertopeer.ie/ -
Jose Miguel Jimenez
Director,, Rough Magic SEEDS
http://www.fringefest.com/event/jumping-off-the-earth -
Julia Benedict
Writer/designer,, Dragonnfly Theatre Collective
http://www.dragonflytheatre.ie/ -
Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
Theatre Maker,, Louise White and Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
http://www.fringefest.com/event/all-things-considered-its-a-nice-place-to-start -
Lara Hickey
Producer,, THISISPOPBABY
http://thisispopbaby.com/ -
Louise White
Theatre Maker,, Louise White & Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
http://www.fringefest.com/event/all-things-considered-its-a-nice-place-to-start -
Maeve Fitzgerald
Performer,, Then This Theatre
http://www.fringefest.com/event/the-yellow-wallpaper -
Maeve McGrath
Performer,, Show in a Bag - Last Year
https://sidhetheatre.webs.com/ -
Maeve Stone
Director, Spilt Gin
http://www.spiltgin.com/ -
Maria Fleming
Producer,, Brian Fleming
http://www.fringefest.com/event/gis-a-shot-of-your-bongos-mister -
Maria Young
Producer,, GDI Productions
http://www.guerilladays.com/ -
Mark Canton
Playwright,, Mark Cantan
http://www.markcantan.com/ -
Maud Hendrix
Outlandish Theatre Company
http://www.outlandishtheatre.com/production.htm -
Meadhbh Haicéid
Director,, Waterdonkey Theatre
http://www.waterdonkeytheatrecompany.com/ -
Neil Pearson
Director/Producer,, GDI Productions
http://www.guerilladays.com/ -
Niamh McCann
Actor, Writer & Theatre Maker,, Niamh McCann produced by Live Collision
http://on.fb.me/pRNa9p -
Niamh Shaw
Performer,, Show in a Bag - That's About the Size of It
http://www.fringefest.com/event/thats-about-the-size-of-it -
Noeline Kavanagh
Artistic Director,, Macnas
http://macnas.com/ -
Nyree Yergainharsian
Theatre Practioneer,, Nyree Yergainharsian
http://www.fringefest.com/event/where-do-i-start -
Oonagh Murphy
Talking Shop Ensemble
http://www.fringefest.com/event/do-you-read-me -
Phillip McMahon
Director,, THISISPOPBABY
http://thisispopbaby.com/ -
Priscilla Robinson
Creator/Performer,, Priscilla Robinson
http://helpmehelpme.com/ -
Rachel Ní Chuinn
Artist/Producer,, Saramai Leech/Rachel Ní Chuinn
http://www.fringefest.com/event/floor-it -
Róisín Morris
Writer/Performer,, Show in a Bag - It's Your Turn to Change Daddy
http://www.fringefest.com/event/its-your-turn-to-change-daddy -
Rosemary Sweeney
Producer,, Waterdonkey Theatre
http://www.waterdonkeytheatrecompany.com/ -
Ruth McGowan
Writer/Director,, Gutsy Productions
https://lovesongsforlosers.wordpress.com/ -
Sarah Fuller
Artist/Puppeteer,, Dog and String Theatre
http://www.seeinganddreaming.com/ -
Sarah Jane Shiels
Company Founder-Designer,, WillFredd Theatre
http://willfredd.com/ -
Saramai Leech
Artist/Producer,, Saramai Leech/Rachel Ní Chuinn
http://www.fringefest.com/event/floor-it -
Sharon O'Grady
Company Producer,, Macnas
http://macnas.com/ -
Shona McCarthy
Writer,, Dragonnfly Theatre Collective
http://www.dragonflytheatre.ie/ -
Sinead O'Brien
Producer,, Gutsy Productions
https://lovesongsforlosers.wordpress.com/ -
Sinéad O'Loughlin
Artistic Director,, Rampant
http://www.fringefest.com/event/amy-i-want-to-make-you-hard -
Sonya Kelly
Performer,, Show in a Bag - The Wheelchair On My Face
http://www.fringefest.com/event/the-wheelchair-on-my-face-a-look-back-at-a-myopic-childhood -
Sophie Meehan
The Children
http://www.fringefest.com/event/does-anybody-ever -
Stephen Lehane
Costume & Set Designer,, The Children
http://www.fringefest.com/event/does-anybody-ever -
Vanessa Earl
Actor/ Theatre Maker,, Dog and String Theatre
http://www.seeinganddreaming.com/ -
Veronica Dyas
Theatre Practitioner,, Veronica Dyas
http://inmybed2011.blogspot.com/
Australia
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Kerry O'Sullivan
Producer,, The Blue Room Theatre, Perth
https://blueroom.org.au/ -
Marcus Canning
Artistic Director,, Perth Fringe
https://fringeworld.com.au/
Estonia
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Paul Aguraiuja
Producer,, Theater N099, Tallinn
https://no99.ee/eng
Germany
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Anne Leinberger
Project Manager,, Hamburg International Summer Festival, Kampnagel, Germany
http://www.kampnagel.de/
Italy
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Licia Ferrari
Assistant to the Director,, Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione
http://emiliaromagnateatro.com/
Portugal
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Francisco Frazão
Artistic Director,, Culturgest, Lisbon
https://www.culturgest.pt/en/
UK
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Amanda Roberts
Arts Development Director,, mac Birmingham
https://macbirmingham.co.uk/wi-fi-landing -
Hanna Streeter
Paines Plough, London
http://www.painesplough.com/ -
Harun Morrison
Joint Artistic Director,, Fierce Festival, Birmingham
https://wearefierce.org/ -
Jackie Wylie
Artistic Director,, The Arches, Glasglow
http://www.thearches.co.uk/ -
Mark Rosenblatt
Studio Associate,, National Theatre of Great Britain Studio, London
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/studio -
Susannah Armitage
Associate Producer,, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow
http://playpiepint.com/
USA
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Brian Rogers
Artistic Director,, The Chocolate Factory, Queens, New York
https://chocolatefactorytheater.org/